Robots can help Japan solve its 'last-mile’ crisis in logistics. Here's how

Jul 16, 2021

Camello, an autonomous grocery delivery robot, makes its way during a delivery in Singapore April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Robots are used to deliver groceries in Singapore. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Christoph Wolff

CEO, Smart Freight Centre, Amsterdam, Honorary Professor Economics & Social Sciences, University of Cologne

Yuta Murakami

Partner, McKinsey & Company

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